Meetings weren't formal but were held in a spirit of fun and discovery. The meetings were loosely divided into a few sections. One part was for sharing and discussing while another part was for giving computer demonstrations. The people in the group didn't care about making money. Their goal was to share their ideas -- and computer parts -- freely. The hoped that their efforts would make low-cost home computers a reality for average people.
Computers -- built by hand!
When the group first started, only six had built computer systems that could run. But several had placed orders for a new computer called the Altair 8800. The computer usually came as a kit that had to be built by hand. Once finished, it looked like a box with several lights and switches. There wasn't any keyboard, let alone a monitor. But the computer worked, allowing club members to develop their computer-building and programming skills.
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Teaching Topic: Useful Spirit Expressions教學主題: 與Spirit相關的片語
spirit 指靈魂也有其他用法,
1. 如果一個朋友邀請你去party,
你可以說我不能去但是 I will be there in spirit. (精神與你同在)
2. team spirit 團隊精神
3. 也指氣氛 the Christmas spirit
或朋友說快點容入氣氛呀 Get into the spirit!
等你做到了, 也許你會聽到 Now that's the spirit! [通常是肯定用法, 贊同用法]
4. kindred spirit 志氣相同的人
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let alone = not to mention
There wasn't any keyboard, let alone a monitor.
- The young child can't write his name, let alone the first three letters of the alphabet.
- Florence can't even talk, let alone sing.
Language Lab
discovery n. [dis-離開, 去掉/ cover 蓋子]
a fact or thing that someone finds
- The news of the discovery of the ancient underwater city shook the whole world.
- The doctor's discovery contributed to a major leap in modern medicine.
demonstration n.
an act of explaining and showing how to do something or how something works
- Many housewives were attracted by the wok demonstration at the mall.
demonstrate v.
to show or prove something clearly:
- The science teacher demonstrated how to mix the two chemicals.
monitor n.
a television or part of a computer with a screen, on which you can see pictures or information
- The burglars tampered with the monitors at the entrance.
- The monitor shows the patient's vital signs.
monitor v.
- Conversations among inmates are monitored by the prison guards.
programming n.
the activity of writing programs for computers, or something written by a programmer:
- The team is developing a high-level programming language.
- The class teachers the basics of computer programming.
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